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• Virgin Trains launches Flying Scotsman locomotive to a commuter route-TESTING

  13-11-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Other News Sources -Virgin Trains has launched the original Flying Scotsman locomotive on a commuter route, which will join its fleet later this year on its east coast and west coast routes.
  
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• VIDEO: Scary and dangerous cycle path left without lights for 2 weeks

  13-11-2016 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A well-used cycle path has become scary and dangerous since every one of the lamps lighting the way has broken and not been repaired.
  
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• Traffic chaos for Wirral motorists after closure of Birkenhead tunnel

  13-11-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Problems also reported at Cheshire Oaks designer outlet
  
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• Tories tell Hammond: cut fuel duty Subscription

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - More than 50 Tory MPsincluding six members of Theresa Mays governmentare demanding a cut in fuel duty in the autumn statement.
  
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• This was the scene at 10pm at Cardiff Central Station after Super Saturday

  13-11-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Fears of extremely long waits for trains after the capital hosted TWO internationals failed to materialise
  
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• The dreaded traffic cones - delays on M5 both ways between Junctions 22 and 23 until Christmas

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MOTORISTS driving to and from Taunton on the motorway can expect longer jounrey times until just before Christmas.
  
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• Take-off for seven day simulated flight

  13-11-2016 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Jet Sim School, based at Sibson airfield, are using their Boeing 737-800 flight simulator in a gruelling seven day and seven night sponsored flight around the world to raise funds for Magpas Air Ambulance.
  
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• SNP ignoring environment by backing Heathrows third runway

  13-11-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The SNP backed the expansion of Londons Heathrow Airport without assessing the impact this could have on the Scottish environment, Liberal Democrats have said.
  
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• SNP accused of 'ignoring' environment by backing third runway at Heathrow

  13-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - The SNP backed the expansion of London's Heathrow Airport without assessing the impact this could have on the Scottish environment, Liberal Democrats have said.
  
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• Sinkhole opens up in Trimworth Road, Cheriton

  13-11-2016 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A small but deep sinkhole has opened up in a residential road and it is feared that it will get bigger.
  
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• Second City Crossing gets green light to open in early 2017

  13-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) leaders have given the citymp;rsquo;s expanding light rail network Metrolink the green light to open its Second City Crossing (2CC) in early 2017, approving its plans in a committee meeting today. The new 2CC line will allow more trams to run right into the...
  
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• Second chance

  13-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Virgin Trains plans to recruit staff from prisons. But why would someone want to employ an ex-offender?
  
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• ScotRail refuse request to say how much of 16million windfall will be passed to delayed passengers

  13-11-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - ABELLIO have been paid £16million for the commuter chaos caused by work on the Glasgow-Edinburgh route earlier this year but won't say how much will go to passengers.
  
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• Russian warships arrive off Syrian coast ahead of 'final' assault on Aleppo

  13-11-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Revealed: Where in Merseyside your car is most likely to be stolen

  13-11-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -There have been nearly 5,500 vehicles stolen in the region since the start of 2014
  
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• Raleigh Chopper: bike review Martin Love

  13-11-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The 70s classic is back. Climb aboard and relive your youth - or buy one for your child to show them what a cool set of wheels really looks likeThere are very few bikes that make you sigh. And, with its perfect combination of wistful nostalgia and retro hotness, the Chopper is one. Back in the 70s, Raleigh made more than 1m of themunleashing a tsunami of easy riders across suburbia. Now its back and the Nottingham-based firm has created this limited-edition version. Its in scooter
  
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• Railway bridge closes for weekend demolition

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -GROVE Railway bridge has closed for works until Monday morning.
  
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• Pssst! These are the secret codes used at Gatwick Airport and on the London Underground (just don't tell anyone)

  13-11-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Ever heard a message at an airport, at a station or just around and about and wondered what on Earth it was about? We're lifting the lid on a few of them
  
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• Porsche now has a limo for diplomats and execs

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Porsche's are famed for being some of the best drivers' cars on the planet, but this new model could tempt you to sit in the back with reclining seats, private--jet-style tables and 10.1-inch screens.
  
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• Police issue car protection advice to drivers after vehicle break-ins in Portsmouth

  13-11-2016 01:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Hampshire Police have issued a seven-point guide to keeping your car safe after a series of vehiclebreak-ins in Portsmouth
  
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• Pensioners are most likely to attempt to drive through flood waters

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- A survey of 19,018 AA members revealed that 49 per cent of over-65s would choose to drive through flood water instead of turning their car around to find an alternative route.
  
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• Oxford dubbed one of the safest cities in country for cyclists

  13-11-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Cyclists in Oxford have a lot less to fear than those in Rotherham, as a new survey has shown that the city is one of the safest places for bike riders in the country.
  
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• Muslim Uber driver fined after he refused to pick up a blind passenger and guide dog

  13-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Ahmed Kayd, 42, sent Charles Bloch packing after asking if his pet Labrador Carlo would 'lick him' when they tried to get a lift home in Spinney Hill Park in Leicester.
  
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• MP calls on ministers to criticise rail electrification delay

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -BURNHAM-on-SeaMP James Heappey called on Ministers in the Department for Business, Energy mp; Industrial Strategy to join South West MPs in criticising the decision to delay the electrification of the Great Western mainline between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads and between Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads.
  
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• Greater Anglia train wi-fi delayed, but weekend services to London resume for now

  13-11-2016 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - As weekend rail services between East Anglia and London resumed for a lull in the engineering work between now and Christmas, it emerged that some passengers will have to wait until the end of the year for promised wi-fi on trains.
  
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• Grammar school transport costs for poorer children could reach 500,000

  13-11-2016 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A scheme to provide poorer children with transport to grammar schools could cost around 500,000, it's been revealed.
  
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• Free travel with The Buses of Somerset to honour Remembrance Sunday

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -ARMED forces personnel and veterans travelling to and from Remembrance Sunday are being offered free journeys by The Buses of Somerset to commemorate Remembrance Sunday.
  
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• Four rescued from floodwaters in Bury

  13-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Firefighters rescue four people after they become trapped in their cars by flooding in Greater Manchester.
  
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• Former SNP cabinet minister backs rail nationalisation

  13-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE Scottish Government could renationalise rail services by replicating the Scottish Water model, according to former transport minister Alex Neil.
  
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• Fascinating pictures show inside the aircraft hangar at Manchester Airport where engineers fix planes

  13-11-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -"The strangest thing we ever found were a pair of jeans blocking a toilet."
  
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• Edinburgh Airport expansion 'masterplan' unveiled for development until 2040

  13-11-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -SCOTLAND'S busiest airport has launched a consultation which will allow the public to give feedback on plans for development.
  
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• ECHO INVESTIGATES: 5m investment as figures reveal more than 560 cyclists killed or injured on Dorset's roads in last five years

  13-11-2016 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MORE investment is planned in safer cycle routes around Dorset as figures reveal hundreds of riders have been injured on the county's roads.
  
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• EasyJet to see sharp fall in profits after terror attacks and fall in the pound

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Profit for the year to the end of September is set to be about 495 million compared with 686 million last year.
  
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• Drive safely and for longer with Route 60+ course in Bridgwater

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A FREE course to help older drivers prolong their driving career while staying safe is being held as part of a special event near Bridgwater next week.
  
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• Croydon tram lifted from crash site

  13-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A huge crane lifts a carriage of the tram which derailed in south London on Wednesday in Croydon, killing seven.
  
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• Croydon tram crash victims named

  13-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - All seven victims of the Croydon tram derailment on Wednesday are named by British Transport Police.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Tributes paid to all the victims

  13-11-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Police identify three remaining victims in derailment tragedy

  13-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The seven victims of the Croydon tram tragedy have now all been identified.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Family and friends of victims march together in emotional tribute at derailment scene

  13-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Relatives and friends of those who lost their lives in the Croydon tram crash have marched side-by-side as part of an emotional tribute to the victims.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Families of two men killed in horror derailment release touching tributes

  13-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Relatives of two victims killed in the Croydon tram tragedy have paid tribute hours after they were identified by police.
  
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• Bikes recalled due to safety fears

  13-11-2016 01:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A bike manufacturer has recalled a number of models from its range following safety fears.
  
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• 3,000 sign petition to reintroduce buses between Wellington and Musgrove Park Hospital

  13-11-2016 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MORE than 3,000 people have signed a petition expressing their anger at the lack of buses between Wellington and Musgrove Park Hospital.
  
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